Philosophy of 'professional learning communities' focuses on collaborative efforts to help kids learn Long division can be tough to learn, but it can also be difficult to teach, said Luther ...

Many elementary students' math performance improves when their teachers collaborate, work in professional learning communities or do both, yet most students don't spend all of their elementary ...

A professional learning community is not simply a meeting: It is an structured collaborative process. And it works, Rick DuFour and Douglas Reeves argue.

A professional learning community is a work culture in which educators regularly learn with and from each other through collaborative inquiry. This course provides the practical know-how and deep ...

Frequently, these groups come in the form of a professional learning community (PLC) or professional learning network (PLN). While similar, there are certain differences to where and how these groups ...

Gini Doolittle, Maria Sudeck, Peter Rattigan, Creating Professional Learning Communities: The Work of Professional Development Schools, Theory Into Practice, Vol. 47, No. 4, Collaborative Learning ...

They’re gathering in professional learning communities, a practice teachers say is essential for improving growth and achievement in young ones.

Collaborative inquiry is a professional learning design that makes a difference by delivering on the five aspects, that make professional learning impactful, outlined above.

Tanya Flushman, Megan Guise, Sarah Hegg, Partnership to Support the Social and Emotional Learning of Teachers, Teacher Education Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 3 (Summer 2021), pp. 80-105 ...

PLCs aim to promote and sustain the learning of all teachers in the school community through collaboration with the shared purpose of improving student learning.